Oil-can.



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OIL GAN.`

APPLICATION FILED Amm?, 191.1.

Patented June 4,'1912,

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MADEL T. AXELTON AND WILLIAM C. AXELTON, 0F GRAETTINGER, IOWA; SAIDWILLIAM C. AXELTON ASSIGNOR TO SAID MADEL T. AXELTON.

OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1911. Serial No. 623,690.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MADEL T. AXELTON and WILLIAM C. AxEL'roN, citizensof the United States, residing, at Graettinger, in the county of PaloAlto and' State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oil-Cans; and we do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it-k appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in oil cans.

One object of the invention is to improve the construction of the canshown in United States Patent No. 982,114, granted to us January 17,1911 whereby a stronger, more durable can is provided and the cost ofproducing the same is decreased.

Another object is to provide an oil can with springs for bowing itsflexible bottom normally outward and rendering said springs removable.

l/Vith these and other objects in `view the invention consists ofcert-ain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a central vertical sectionalview of our improved can; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of thesame; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the cover and spoutremoved; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the spring for actuatingthe flexible bottom.

Our improved can comprises a substantially cylindrical body portion 1the upper end of which curves inwardly to a slight extent as shown. Onthe upper edge of the can is formed an inwardly projecting annularflange 2 having on its inner edge an annular downwardly extending rightangular lip 8, said flange and lip forming a seat for the top 4 of thecan. The top 4 has a convex outer side 5 and convex inner side 6. Aroundthe inner side is formed an upwardly extending annular flange 7 havingon its edge a right angular radially projecting lip 8. The outer edge ofthe lip 8 is engaged with and soldered or otherwise rigidly secured tothe edge of the outer side 5 of the top, said edge of the side 5 beingpreferably turned inwardly as at 15 and clenched into engagement withthe edge of the lip 8 as shown. The inner side 6 of the top is depressedor inclined inwardly toward its center as at 9 to form a concave orfunnel shaped recess when the can is inverted for use, said recessdirecting the oil to the discharge spout of the can. The inner concavediaphragm 6, of the topy 4, not only performs the function stated butalso provides a strengthening arch to securely and rigidly hold theinner oil receiving vend of the discharge spout 10. In the outer side 5and inner side 6 of the top 4 are formed centrally disposed alinedopenings in which is secured the inner end of the tapered dischargespout 10 of the can. When thus arranged the inner end of the spout willbe in the center of the concave recess 9 so that when the can is in usethe oil will readily flow into the spout from the body of the can.

The flange 7 of the top is adapted to form a fluid tight frictionalengagement with the lip 3 of the can body while the inturned edge 15engages the liange 2 on the can, said top thus forming a tight closurefor the can, which may be readily removed to permit the can to be filledor cleaned. By forming the top with outer and inner sides spacedl apartas shown and described a double connection is provided for the inner endof the spout thus flrmlysecuring the same to the can top.

The can is provided with the usual spring bottom 11 which is adapted tobe depressed manner. The spring bottom 11 is reinforced by two bowed orsubstantially U- shaped springs 12 which are crossed and disposed atright angles to each other, as shown. The springs are preferably rivetedtogether at 18 at their point of crossing and when arranged in the canhave their looped centers engaged with the spring bottom 11 and theirside portions engage with the sides of the can body. When thus arrangedthe upper ends of the springs engage under the flange 2 on the upper endof the can body and are thus held in operative engagement with thebottom of the can and will positively project the same after said bottomis sprung inwardly to discharge the oil. The springs when thus engagedwith the can may be readily removed when desired. By pivotally cond 10ovnecting the intermediate portions of the bowed springs l2 in the mannershown the same can be properly adjusted independently of one anotherwithin the body l of the can, whereby the expanded springs willyieldingly bear against the inner wall of the body and thereby cause thefree ends of the same to movably contact with the annular fiange 2 ofsaid body with the connected intermediate portions of the arms inbinding contact with the spring bottom 11.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of the invention will bereadily understood without requiring a more extended explanation. tHaving thus described our invention, what we claim is:

In an oil can, the combination with a body provi-ded with a flexiblebottom, and having an annular depending flange at its oil receiving end,a hollow removable top provided with a liange to engage with the upperedge of the body, a circular arched shaped diaphragm forming the loweroil directing wall of the top, an oil discharge spout secured to thecentral portion of said diaphragm and passing through the upper wall ofthe top, whereby the spout is rigidly held in position, and meansyieldingly disposed between the iexible bottom of the body and theannular ianged portion thereof, said means consisting of arms pivotallyconnected and adapted for yielding contact with the inner surface of thebody with the pivoted connected portions in contact with the flexiblebottom.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

MADEL T. AXELTON. WILLIAM C. AXELTON.

Witnesses:

A. N. OsHER, CHRIS JENSEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe f Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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